linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] eeepc-wmi: Add support for T101MT "Express Gate" key

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Message-ID: <AANLkTinZpt8qmHzhe4WyteMt-C-nkVNwEGQVvq3Nk9Lx@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:33:33 +0100
From:	Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@...il.com>
To:	Seth Forshee <seth.forshee@...onical.com>
Cc:	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>,
	acpi4asus-user@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] eeepc-wmi: Add support for T101MT "Express Gate" key

On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 8:39 PM, Seth Forshee
<seth.forshee@...onical.com> wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Seth Forshee <seth.forshee@...onical.com>
> ---
>
> This button is unusual. On press it emits scanocde 0xe4, on release
> 0xe5, and when held for a few seconds it begins emitting 0xea about
> twice per second. I chose to handle only the press event in order to
> make it behave like the other hotkeys.
>
> Probably the closest thing to the intended function of this button
> would be to alternate the display orientation between portrait and
> landscape, but since there doesn't appear to be a keycode defined for
> that function I went with KEY_PROG2. I'm open to other suggestions
> however.

Hi,
The manual says that under Windows, this is the "Home Key", so
KEY_HOME would be more appropriate.
Also, it would be great to preserve key up and key down informations
(sparse keymap have an "autorelease" parameter to control that).
Thanks,

-- 
Corentin Chary
http://xf.iksaif.net
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